Math 348 A1 Fall 2017


Instructor / Office Xinwei Yu / 527 CAB
Email ;  Webpage xinwei2@ualberta.ca ;  http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~xinweiyu
Location / Time  SAB 336/ TR 11 - 12:20
Office Hours T 4p--5p, W11a--12p, R4:30p--5:30p; Or by appointment

 

Important Dates:
Course Syllabus

Course Material

Week
Dates
Lecture Notes
Required (optional)
Readings in the Textbook
Homeworks
Due on Fridays at 12p
in Assignment Box
1
9/5
9/7
L01 Introduction: Slides; Lecture Note
L02 Prerequisites: Slides (Corrected Sept. 7); Lecture Note


2

9/12
9/14
Review of Curves and Surfaces in Calculus:
L03 Curves in Calculus: Slides; Lecture Note
L04 Surfaces I. Surfaces in Calculus: Slides (Corrected Sept. 14); Lecture Note


1.1, 1.2 (1.3 -- 1.5)
4.1--4.5 (4.5, 5.1--5.6)

HW1 (Due 9/22)
Solutions (Mistake in Q3 Corrected)
3
9/19
9/21
L05 Surfaces II. Functions Between Surfaces: Slides; Lecture Note
L06 Surfaces III. Isometry: Slides; Lecture Note
No new sections
this week.
HW2 (Due 9/29)
Solutions
4

9/26
9/28
Simple Differential Geometry:
L07 Curves I: Curvature and Torsion. Slides; Lecture Note
L08 Curves II: Frenet-Serret, Applications. Slides; Lecture Note

2.1, 2.2, 2.3

HW3 (Due 10/13)
Solutions
5
10/3
10/5
Review for Midterm 1 (Updated after lecture)
Midterm 1 (Solutions)


6
10/10
10/12
L09 The 1st Fundamental Form I: Slides; Lecture Note
L10 The 1st Fundamental Form II: Slides; Lecture Note
6.1 (6.2--6.5)
HW4 (Due 10/20)
Solutions
7

10/17
10/19
Serious Differential Geometry Starts Here:
L11 The 2nd Fundamental Form I: Slides (Typo on p.5 corrected); Lecture Notes
L12 The 2nd Fundamental Form II: Slides; Lecture Notes

7.1--7.3

HW5 (Due 10/27)
Solutions
8
10/24
10/26
L13 Curvatures I: Slides; Lecture Note Some typos corrected after lecture.
L14 Curvatures II: Slides; Lecture Note
8.1, 8.2 (8.3--8.6)
HW6 (Due 11/3)
Solutions
9
10/31
11/2
L15 Parallel Transport: Slides; Lecture Note
L16 Geodesics: Slides; Lecture Note
7.4, 9.1--9.4 (9.5)
HW7 (Due 11/24)
Solutions
10
11/7
11/9
Review for Midterm 2 Typo corrected after lecture.
Midterm 2 (Solutions)


11
Fall Reading Week
12
11/21
11/23
L17 Gauss's Remarkable Theorem I: Slides; Lecture Note
L18 Gauss's Remarkable Theorem II: Slides; Lecture Note
10.1, 10.2 (10.3, 10.4)
HW8 (Due 12/1)
Solutions
13
11/28
11/30
L19 Gauss-Bonnet I: Slides; Lecture Note
L20 Gauss-Bonnet II: Slides; Lecture Note
13.1 (13.2--13.8)
HW9 (Due 12/8)
Solutions
14
12/5, 12/7
Review for the Final I
Review for the Final II: Examples